New GreenTech Approved PC: The Dell Studio Hybrid

The Dell Studio Hybrid, one of the most design-forward PCs out there, is a competitor to the Mac mini and the HP Slimline PCs. It's stylish, compact, and the Hybrid in the name means it's energy-efficient and incorporates a neat environment-friendly design.

The Dell Studio Hybrid, one of the most design-forward PCs out there, is a competitor to the Mac mini and the HP Slimline PCs. It's stylish, compact, and unburdened by crapware. And good news: the Hybrid in the name means it's energy-efficient and incorporates a neat environment-friendly design. Since the system is so small, it fits studio apartments, dorm rooms, small dens, or wherever.

Like most compact systems, the Hybrid uses a mobile-based Penryn T8100 processor and a slot-loading DVD burner. Blu-ray reader drives (which raise the system's price) will be available in August 2008. The system uses a 250GB notebook-class, 5,400-rpm hard drive, and Intel Mobile 965 integrated graphics round it out. These traditionally mobile components mean that the Hybrid is very energy efficient. The system uses only 1 watt of power when off or in hibernate mode, a frugal 26W while sitting idle, and 44W when the system is fully taxed. This is phenomenal power usage, only a couple watts more than the Mac mini.

The Hybrid also has Energy Star 4.0 certification and a system recycling kit (meaning Dell will help you recycle the system when it is obsolete). Thanks to all of these features, the Dell Studio Hybrid certainly earns the GreenTech Approved rating. Read the whole review at PCMag.com!

Jeremy Kaplan is a former executive editor for PC Magazine and co-host of the Fastest Geek competition. He also served as Editor of GoodCleanTech.com.
Kaplan helped to determine overall editorial direction, managed staff, and shaped the editorial calendar. Prior to this, Kaplan succumbed to his inner geek, launching the spin-off publication ExtremeTech Magazine. During this time, he helped popularize the Fastest Geek competition, where contestants compete to assemble a computer from parts as quickly as possible. Kaplan graduated from Vassar College in 1996, majoring in both...
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